Tubeless Tires

Running standard tires tubeless is a hit or miss endevour. Some will work fine, some will burp or blow off the rim causing you to possibly crash. They can also be a b!tch to mount. I've found from personal experience that UST rims are harder to mount and have more burping issues with standard tires than the BST design employed by Stans and some Sun-Ringle rims and wheelsets.

Continental tires in the protection, racesport, supersonic versions have the updated UST beads . Sealant still recommended as there not UST "certified ".
Personally I recommended sealant no matter what for thorn protection

Use tubeless-ready tires with sidewall protection. Like those from Specialized, Schwalbe, Conti, etc. Much lighter than UST and fairly easy to seal up with Stan's. Otherwise, it is a hit and miss and generally not worth the trouble. Avoid Kenda's. And sidewall protection ones do help you from getting ripped sidewalls.

Use tubeless-ready tires with sidewall protection. Like those from Specialized, Schwalbe, Conti, etc. Much lighter than UST and fairly easy to seal up with Stan's. Otherwise, it is a hit and miss and generally not worth the trouble. Avoid Kenda's. And sidewall protection ones do help you from getting ripped sidewalls.

Tubeless-READY, as opposed to TUBELESS( or UST) tires are indeed lighter due to the fact that they don't have the extra layer of BUTYL rubber that gives the tire it's self-sealing properties. Omission of this layer generally saves 100grams per tire and makes the entire casing slightly softer and more compliant to smalll trail imperfections.

The UST Bead remains however, meaning it is much easier to seal when paired with a true UST rim. In fact, most TL-ready tires will seal and hold air when properly inflated on a UST Rim even without sealant. you still have to run sealant however since the TL ready tire will not self-seal without the aforementioned butyl layer of a true Tubeless tire.

The tighter bead seal of TL ready tires also means they are less prone to burping compared to regular non tubeless tires which have been converted to tubeless use.

I was talking about Kenda non-UST tires. One scoop of Stan's is only like 30-50g and bulk of it dries up within a week or so. I only use one scoop and a little around the beads if it doesnt seal up the 1st time.

UST tires weigh more than 100g, at least the ones I have used, and I still use Stan's with UST tires for thorn protection.

Tubeless-READY, as opposed to TUBELESS( or UST) tires are indeed lighter due to the fact that they don't have the extra layer of BUTYL rubber that gives the tire it's self-sealing properties. Omission of this layer generally saves 100grams per tire and makes the entire casing slightly softer and more compliant to smalll trail imperfections.

The UST Bead remains however, meaning it is much easier to seal when paired with a true UST rim. In fact, most TL-ready tires will seal and hold air when properly inflated on a UST Rim even without sealant. you still have to run sealant however since the TL ready tire will not self-seal without the aforementioned butyl layer of a true Tubeless tire.

The tighter bead seal of TL ready tires also means they are less prone to burping compared to regular non tubeless tires which have been converted to tubeless use.

Stan,
Thank you for the detailed explanation. TLR tire on my XM819 rim is the way to go for me.